7 files changed, 36 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index 3b55e7a4131d..ac95661a1c9d 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ load:
 
 	def_flags = SYMBOL_DEF << def;
 	for_all_symbols(sym) {
-		sym->flags &= ~(def_flags|SYMBOL_VALID);
+		sym->flags &= ~def_flags;
 		switch (sym->type) {
 		case S_INT:
 		case S_HEX:
@@ -398,7 +398,11 @@ load:
 		}
 	}
 
-	expr_invalidate_all();
+	if (def == S_DEF_USER) {
+		for_all_symbols(sym)
+			sym->flags &= ~SYMBOL_VALID;
+		expr_invalidate_all();
+	}
 
 	while (getline_stripped(&line, &line_asize, in) != -1) {
 		struct menu *choice;
@@ -464,6 +468,9 @@ load:
 		if (conf_set_sym_val(sym, def, def_flags, val))
 			continue;
 
+		if (def != S_DEF_USER)
+			continue;
+
 		/*
 		 * If this is a choice member, give it the highest priority.
 		 * If conflicting CONFIG options are given from an input file,
@@ -967,10 +974,8 @@ static int conf_touch_deps(void)
 	depfile_path[depfile_prefix_len] = 0;
 
 	conf_read_simple(name, S_DEF_AUTO);
-	sym_calc_value(modules_sym);
 
 	for_all_symbols(sym) {
-		sym_calc_value(sym);
 		if (sym_is_choice(sym))
 			continue;
 		if (sym->flags & SYMBOL_WRITE) {
@@ -1084,12 +1089,12 @@ int conf_write_autoconf(int overwrite)
 	if (ret)
 		return -1;
 
-	if (conf_touch_deps())
-		return 1;
-
 	for_all_symbols(sym)
 		sym_calc_value(sym);
 
+	if (conf_touch_deps())
+		return 1;
+
 	ret = __conf_write_autoconf(conf_get_autoheader_name(),
 				    print_symbol_for_c,
 				    &comment_style_c);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
index 21578dcd4292..fe2231e0e6a4 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/expr.h
@@ -205,15 +205,26 @@ struct property {
 	for (st = sym->prop; st; st = st->next) \
 		if (st->text)
 
+enum menu_type {
+	M_CHOICE,  // "choice"
+	M_COMMENT, // "comment"
+	M_IF,      // "if"
+	M_MENU,    // "mainmenu", "menu", "menuconfig"
+	M_NORMAL,  // others, i.e., "config"
+};
+
 /*
  * Represents a node in the menu tree, as seen in e.g. menuconfig (though used
  * for all front ends). Each symbol, menu, etc. defined in the Kconfig files
  * gets a node. A symbol defined in multiple locations gets one node at each
  * location.
  *
+ * @type: type of the menu entry
  * @choice_members: list of choice members with priority.
  */
 struct menu {
+	enum menu_type type;
+
 	/* The next menu node at the same level */
 	struct menu *next;
 
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
index b8ebc3094a23..fbc907f75eac 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/lkc.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void _menu_init(void);
 void menu_warn(const struct menu *menu, const char *fmt, ...);
 struct menu *menu_add_menu(void);
 void menu_end_menu(void);
-void menu_add_entry(struct symbol *sym);
+void menu_add_entry(struct symbol *sym, enum menu_type type);
 void menu_add_dep(struct expr *dep);
 void menu_add_visibility(struct expr *dep);
 struct property *menu_add_prompt(enum prop_type type, const char *prompt,
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
index 6587ac86d0d5..7d48a692bd27 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/menu.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 static const char nohelp_text[] = "There is no help available for this option.";
 
-struct menu rootmenu;
+struct menu rootmenu = { .type = M_MENU };
 static struct menu **last_entry_ptr;
 
 /**
@@ -65,12 +65,13 @@ void _menu_init(void)
 	last_entry_ptr = &rootmenu.list;
 }
 
-void menu_add_entry(struct symbol *sym)
+void menu_add_entry(struct symbol *sym, enum menu_type type)
 {
 	struct menu *menu;
 
 	menu = xmalloc(sizeof(*menu));
 	memset(menu, 0, sizeof(*menu));
+	menu->type = type;
 	menu->sym = sym;
 	menu->parent = current_menu;
 	menu->filename = cur_filename;
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
index 0b7952471c18..79c09b378be8 100755
--- a/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ INITFILE=$1
 shift;
 
 if [ ! -r "$INITFILE" ]; then
-	echo "The base file '$INITFILE' does not exist.  Exit." >&2
-	exit 1
+	echo "The base file '$INITFILE' does not exist. Creating one..." >&2
+	touch "$INITFILE"
 fi
 
 MERGE_LIST=$*
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/parser.y b/scripts/kconfig/parser.y
index 68372d3ff325..e9c3c664e925 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/parser.y
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/parser.y
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ stmt_list_in_choice:
 
 config_entry_start: T_CONFIG nonconst_symbol T_EOL
 {
-	menu_add_entry($2);
+	menu_add_entry($2, M_NORMAL);
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:config %s\n", cur_filename, cur_lineno, $2->name);
 };
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ config_stmt: config_entry_start config_option_list
 
 menuconfig_entry_start: T_MENUCONFIG nonconst_symbol T_EOL
 {
-	menu_add_entry($2);
+	menu_add_entry($2, M_MENU);
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:menuconfig %s\n", cur_filename, cur_lineno, $2->name);
 };
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ choice: T_CHOICE T_EOL
 {
 	struct symbol *sym = sym_lookup(NULL, 0);
 
-	menu_add_entry(sym);
+	menu_add_entry(sym, M_CHOICE);
 	menu_set_type(S_BOOLEAN);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&current_entry->choice_members);
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ default:
 if_entry: T_IF expr T_EOL
 {
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:if\n", cur_filename, cur_lineno);
-	menu_add_entry(NULL);
+	menu_add_entry(NULL, M_IF);
 	menu_add_dep($2);
 	$$ = menu_add_menu();
 };
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ if_stmt_in_choice: if_entry stmt_list_in_choice if_end
 
 menu: T_MENU T_WORD_QUOTE T_EOL
 {
-	menu_add_entry(NULL);
+	menu_add_entry(NULL, M_MENU);
 	menu_add_prompt(P_MENU, $2, NULL);
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:menu\n", cur_filename, cur_lineno);
 };
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ source_stmt: T_SOURCE T_WORD_QUOTE T_EOL
 
 comment: T_COMMENT T_WORD_QUOTE T_EOL
 {
-	menu_add_entry(NULL);
+	menu_add_entry(NULL, M_COMMENT);
 	menu_add_prompt(P_COMMENT, $2, NULL);
 	printd(DEBUG_PARSE, "%s:%d:comment\n", cur_filename, cur_lineno);
 };
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 7beb59dec5a0..d57f8cbba291 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ const char *sym_get_string_value(struct symbol *sym)
 	default:
 		;
 	}
-	return (const char *)sym->curr.val;
+	return sym->curr.val;
 }
 
 bool sym_is_changeable(const struct symbol *sym)